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My (nick)name is Moz and this blog was originally about my travails, tribulations and (occasional) small successes while writing my Honours thesis and fighting the demons of my mental illness. Said thesis was nicknamed Frankie and this is my first blog. These days I am working on my Masters thesis, and still trying to string words together that make some sense.
My financial vices include a good cup of coffee, live music, and buying real newspapers so I can do the crossword. Unsurprisingly I love books, and am a bit obsessed with writing the perfect letter and making an even more perfect mix CD. I earn part of my living as a wedding singer in Sydney, Australia, but long term I hope to research, write and teach as an academic, and travel further than interstate. David Bowie once referred to me as 'the quintessential girl from Ipanema' - it briefly made my mother proud.

Lisztomania (Take 2)

I thought it might be worth posting the mix CD playlists from the years I've been making them. This also serves as an electronic reminder of what I used and when. For the record, the 2009 mix CD is my favourite and the one I would leave completely as it is.
The annoying thing is when you pick a track from an artist or band and then the next year they put out an even better album and you can't use them because of the stupid rules (please see Gotye, Sia, Sarah Blasko and Glasvegas, just for starters). Admittedly they're my stupid rules, but even so. (Refresher: I can't use artists or bands I have used previously. But solo and side projects are OK.)

2005
- Welcome to the Programme

Midnight Oil - Read About It

Clouds - SoulEater

George Harrison - What Is Life?

Kings of Leon - Wasted Time

The Cops - Cop City Music

Eskimo Joe - Girl

Mercury Rev - Funnybird

Blind Joe Johnson - Long Gone Train

Patti Smith - Free Money

Ryan Adams - To Be The One

PJ Harvey - Send His Love To Me

Neil Young - Old Man

Sarah Blasko - At Your Best

Beck - Lost Cause

Garbage - Silence is Golden

Radiohead - sulk

Modest Mouse - Float On

Ed Kuepper - Everything I've Got Belongs To You

2008 - This Page Has Been Intentionally Left Blank

Glasvegas - Flowers and Football Tops

David Bowie - Rebel, Rebel

Interpol - No 'I' In Threesome

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Today's Lesson

The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side

Ladyhawke - Magic

TV on the Radio - Golden Age

Augie March - One Crowded Hour

Elbow - Grounds for Divorce

The Cranberries - Linger

Edith Piaf - Milord

Elton John - Funeral for a Friend (love lies bleeding)

Sam Cooke - Wonderful World

2009 - Attic Language

Glen Hansard and Marketa Iglova - Falling Slowly

Sia - Day Too Soon

Björk - Big Time Sensuality

Hilltop Hoods - Chase That Feeling

The Pretenders - Kid

M.I.A. - Boyz

Arcade Fire - Intervention

Gillian Welch - Everything Is Free

Florence + The Machine - Cosmic Love

The Presets - Yippyo-Ay

The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

Whitley - Head, First, Down

Phoenix - Lisztomania

The Polyphonic Spree - Light & Day/Reach for the Sun

2010 - You Rule (So Hard)

INXS - Just Keep Walking

La Roux - Bulletproof

Iggy Pop - The Passenger

Washington - Navy Blues

Kanye West - All of the Lights

Gotye - The Only Way

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

Daniel Johnston - True Love Will Find You In The End

Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can

The Walkmen - Juveniles

Paul Dempsey - Bird In A Basement

Grinderman - Palaces of Montezuma

LCD Soundsystem - Home

Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

2011 - something something madness

Sweet - Blockbuster

Wilco - I Might

Herman Düne - Tell Me Something I Don't Know

Sparkadia - China

Psycho Killer (live) - Talking Heads

College feat. Electric Youth - A Real Hero

Emma Louise - Jungle

The National - Runaway

Avi Buffalo - Where's Your Dirty Mind

Foster the People - Call It What You Want

Yolanda Be Cool and Dcup - We No Speak Americano

Tame Impala - I Don't Really Mind

Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way

Austra - Spellwork

Eddie Perfect feat. Iain Grandage - Back To Life

and it continues....

P.S. - When the internet dropped out while the mentor and I were chatting on Skype he sent a message on it saying 'your voice sounds very peculiar'.

I am so glad you liked it. I have already started planning the 2012 effort so you know you'll get another in 12 months!

Albums I adored in 2011 include Glasvegas' 'Euphoric///Heartbreak\\\', Elbow's 'Build A Rocket Boys!', Gotye's 'Making Mirrors', Laura Marling's 'A Creature I Don't Know' and Austra's 'Feel It Break'. Earlier efforts of those first 4 artists are also all worth getting and are probably cheaper.

I am loving your 2011 mix! I finally found it last night (or more accurately, Bean showed me where she had put it when she picked up the mail a few days ago). Your collection and mine go very nicely together. I'm looking forward to downloading music from your other mixes, too.